Little Falls transcript., 1887-02-25
THERON HAND.
How Would.he Robber Found Friend In hi
intended Victim.

aow Would.h he Robber Found Friend In his
intended Victim.
Toledo, Ohio, Dispatch to Louisville Cou-
rier-J Journal
John Reamer, of the firm of Kern &
Reamer, poultry dealers, is strong,
active and wiry young man, whose
right hand was amputated at the
wrist. In place of the original member he
carries aheavy iron hand, which stood
him in good turn recently, preventing
his robbery and probablemurder, and,
as the sequel shows, causing him to
turn philanthropist under peculiar
circumstances. There has been but a
brief reference to the matter in
the Toledo dailies, which have neg
lected an opportunity to give particu-
lars OF a very interesting case.
The night was dark as Mr.. Reamer
walked down Cherry street on his way
to his home in West Toledo, with a
considerable sum Of money on his per-
son. When he reached q lonely spot
! in the woods, near the Metropolitan
park, he was halted by man who de-
manded his money or his life. Mr.
Reamer inst;nctively dropped a small
basket which he carried on his left
arm, SO as to take resistance, when
the highwayman drew a knife and
thrust it at HIM, grazing his body and
passing it under the arm and partly
through his intervening clothes. Mr..
! Reamer struck his assailant terrific
! blow in the face with his iron hand,
telling him to the ground, and follow
ed this up by pounding his PROSTATE
antagonist with all his might and
main, until he finally sroanea and
cried for mercy. Presently he lefy
| the man leaning up against
) fence, and with the remark, II
wasn't fixed ior YOU this time,
but next time will ba,' started olt
on the road. But before he had gone
{ar he felt the blood tricLhnc down lis
left side, and the thought that after
all he might be seriously, ii not fatal
! ly> wounded, SO enra4ed him that he
! started back to further wreck his VEN
geance upon the would-te agent. The
latter saw him coming and, making a
desperate effort, succeeded in getting
away into the woods and disappear
ing in the darkness.
! Some days after the encounter Mr..
! Reamer chanctd to hear through q
! physician about q man being very
| sick in the vicinity of Tremansville
His suspicious being aroused he went
to see the man and found him DANCER
ously i'll in hovel. The two persons
lay on a wretched couch--a man and
wife-both very low, the attendant
, told HIM. AS soon as the sick man
saw Mr.. Reamer he tried at first to
hide his features from him by turn
ing away, but his visitor thought
he recogniz I'd the face of the pa
tlent, swollen, dish cured and black
and blue as it was. The sick man,
with great emotion, SAID: Il see you
know mel will have to confess' He
then told Mr.. Reamer how he hal seen
him display roll OF bills on thee
ful night, and that he heard him tell
some one that he could not get back
from a certain place until late thai
night. He added: My wife was sick,
my children hungry and out of lr"n-
ey, and I determined to take tlis
chance OF making raise. How have
been punished, GOD knows You Ger
tainly will not inform, on ME, will
you?'
Mr.. Reame, was deeply affected.
Subsequent inquiries convinced HIM
that the man was driven to the deed
? of desperation h>' poverty and SICK
ness, and he deci'1ed to help him
From intended prosecutor he turned
friend, and is l'ow helping the miser-
able family daily.